Re: [Xen-users] [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] Run X in other domains?]

["Eric S. Johansson" <esj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerd Knorr wrote:
> I tried the same some time ago in user mode linux (tried to make X11
> run on top of a virtual framebuffer device) and ran into simliar
> issues.  It simply didn't work without hacking the X-Server.  X11 was
> very unhappy about not being able to access hardware directly, even
> though there was absolutely no need to do that.  I wanted it simply
> open and use the /dev/fb0 device ...
if I'm understanding correctly, this sounds very similar to what the 
colinux folks are trying to do with making and X11 run out of their 
virtual machine on Windows.
it may be worth speaking with them and try to build a common solution.

---eric

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